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The Battle at Apache Pass

1952 · 85 min

A steady, old-fashioned Western that mixes frontier action with a somber look at broken trust and uneasy peace.

Tagline
The Fighting Story Of The Great Cochise!
Overview
Major Jim Colton is a sympathetic leader who has a working relationship with Apache leader Cochise. Colton is undermined by corrupt and politically ambitious Indian agent Neil Baylor who sets up a false attack, and the abduction of a local farmer's son. While Colton is away investigating the matter, Baylor convinces Lieutenant Bascom that Cochise's band is to blame, and incites him to lead an expedition against the Apache band to return the boy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • justice
  • war
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
George Sherman
Written by
Gerald Drayson Adams
Starring
John Lund, Jeff Chandler, Susan Cabot, Bruce Cowling, Beverly Tyler, Richard Egan, Jay Silverheels, John Hudson
Cinematography
Charles P. Boyle
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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